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Kadmos und Europa
James Baldwin (1841–1925)
In each language: Cadmus and Europa · Kadmos und Europa · Cadmo y Europa · Cadmus et Europe · Cadmo ed Europa
Princess Europa picks flowers by the sea, near her father's cattle, where a strange, gentle white bull has joined the herd. She makes him a wreath of daisies and climbs onto his back to twine it round his horns, and he runs into the sea with her. Her brother Cadmus is sent to find her.
In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · about 2,800 words · 15–25 min to read.
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Tu lis en allemand, à gauche. À droite, tu as le texte en anglais pour t’aider ; pendant la lecture, le bouton en forme d’œil le floute ou le masque.
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Comment ça commence
I. DER STIER.
I. THE BULL.
In Asien lebte ein König, der zwei Kinder hatte, einen Jungen und ein Mädchen. Der Junge hieß Kadmos und das Mädchen Europa. Das Land des Königs war sehr klein. Er konnte sich auf sein Hausdach stellen und es ganz überblicken.
In Asia there lived a king who had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy's name was Cadmus, and the girl's name was Europa. The king's country was a very small one. He could stand on his house top and see the whole of it.
Auf der einen Seite lagen Berge, auf der anderen das Meer. Der König glaubte, es sei der Mittelpunkt der Welt, und er wusste nicht viel über andere Länder und Völker.
On one side of it there were mountains, and on the other side was the sea. The king thought that it was the center of the world, and he did not know much about other lands and people.
Languages
- Cadmus and Europa · English (original)2,832 words · ~15 min
- Kadmos und Europa · GermanB1 Intermediate · 2,738 words · ~25 min
- Cadmo y Europa · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 2,652 words · ~20 min
- Cadmus et Europe · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 2,806 words · ~25 min
- Cadmo ed Europa · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 2,580 words · ~20 min
Open in the reader: German with English · Spanish with English · French with English · Italian with English
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Reading it as a parallel text
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Questions
- Which languages can I read Cadmus and Europa in?
- English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.
- What level is it?
- In translation, German, Spanish, French and Italian are B1 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
- How long is it?
- About 2,832 words: around 15–25 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.
- Is it free?
- Yes. Read it online with no account. The e-reader files (EPUB, and AZW3 and MOBI for Kindle) need a free account; the PDF doesn't.
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